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Air pollution causes lung cancer, worsens heart failure, studies find0
- Environmental Well-Being
- July 15, 2013
It’s time to start recognizing that the air we breath can cause lung cancer and worsen heart failure, according to two new studies on the impact of air pollution. A person’s risk for developing lung cancer increases in more polluted areas, even if that person is a non-smoker.
READ MOREAiling and overweight Americans cost billions in productivity0
- Financial & Workplace Well-Being
- October 20, 2011
According to a Gallup-Healthways study released on Monday, the 86 percent of full-time U.S. workers who have weight or health issues miss an estimated 450 million extra days of work a year (compared with non-overweight healthy workers). "The high percentages of full-time U.S. workers who have less than ideal health are a significant drain on productivity [from
READ MOREAIDS In Black America: A Public Health Crisis0
- Entertainment, Books & Humor
- July 6, 2012
A new Frontline documentary, Endgame: AIDS in Black America, explores why the HIV epidemic is so much more prevalent in the African-American community than among whites. The documentary, airing July 10, includes candid interviews with basketball legend Magic Johnson; civil rights pioneer Julian Bond; and leading doctors, health workers, educators, and black pastors from across
READ MOREAging America: Elder abuse on the rise0
- Uncategorized
- January 31, 2013
As many as 2 million seniors are abused, exploited or neglected every year, according to available statistics and surveys, and experts say that number could actually be much higher. Some research indicates that one in 10 seniors have suffered some form of abuse at least once. Unfortunately, the needs of these abuse victims are growing
READ MOREAfter-school Crafts for a Greener Planet0
- Environmental Well-Being
- December 20, 2011
The students in the Green and Recycled Arts class at After-School All-Stars, an LA after-school program provider serving poor inner-city children, are learning that they can express themselves artistically in an environmentally friendly way by taking random household materials to create reusable items and works of art. Huffington Post, 12/13/2011
READ MOREAfter tragedy, who bounces back? Keys to resiliency may lie in childhood0
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- June 7, 2013
Why are some people better able to recover from tragedy and trauma than others? According to emerging research on the biology of resilience, an individual’s ability to recover from traumatic events may depend on a combination of factors such as early life experiences, genetics and brain chemistry. For some, like mom Stephanie Decker, who became
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